Barbara Marois

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Medal record
Barbara Marois
Women's Field Hockey
Competitor for the  United States
Champions Trophy
Bronze	1995 Mar del Plata	Team Competition
Pan American Games
Silver	1987 Indianapolis	Team Competition
Silver	1995 Mar del Plata	Team Competition
Bronze	1991 Havana	Team Competition

Barbara ("Barb") Marois (born March 1, 1963 in Auburn, Massachusetts) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A tenacious defender and hard-hitting corner specialist, Marois competed for Team USA from 1986 until 1997.

The Auburn High School and University of New Hampshire graduate captained the USA to a third place finish at the 1994 Hockey World Cup in Dublin. She played in additional World Cups in 1986 and 1990, and competed in three Pan American Games tournaments in 1987 (silver medal), 1991 (bronze medal) and 1995 (silver medal). She earned a bronze medal at the 1995 Champions Trophy.

Marois earned USA Field Hockey’s Athlete of the Year four times (1991-1994) and retired in 1996 after appearing in 152 international contests. At New Hampshire, Marois earned collegiate All-America honors in 1984 and was named New Hampshire’s Athlete of the Year in 1985-86. She is a member of the Auburn High School Hall of Fame and the New England Women’s Hall of Fame.

Marois is now a physical education teacher at York Middle School in York, Maine, and the head coach of the York High School field hockey team. The team won the Western Maine Class B championship in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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• USA Field Hockey

	USA Women's Field Hockey Team - 1996 Olympic Games
Patty Shea |  Laurel Martin |  Liz Tchou |  Marcia Pankratz |  Cindy Werley |  Diane Madl |  Kris Fillat |  Kelli James |  Tracey Fuchs |  Antoinette Lucas |  Katie Kauffman |  Andrea Wieland |  Leslie Lyness |  Barbara Marois |  Jill Reeve |  Pamela Bustin | Head Coach: Pam Hixon